4. Create a final draft of the list of Core Values and Mission Statement - Weeks
5 & 6
• Feedback is synthesized by a committee who then drafts the final list of Core Values and the Mission Statement. The draft is approved by the elders.
• A new, simplified feedback form is developed to allow minimal ongoing feedback
for 2 more weeks on the Core Values and Mission Statement.
5. Distribute the final draft of the list of Core Values and Mission Statement -end of Week 6
• Distribute at a 10-minute congregational meeting following worship on Sunday
- and place on the CCCARP Visioning website. • Invite the congregation to provide
additional feedback over the next 2 weeks. • Announce the spcial congregational meeting
to be held later that day - for the purpose of introducing and initiating the
Vision Statement process (see below).
Phase 2: Vision
6. Introduce and initiate the Vision Statement process -end of Week 6
Introduce ...
• Explain the Vision Statement input process at the special congregational meeting held on Sunday afternoon at the end of Week 6 (see above). • Provide a
written summary of the input process to those attending. • Post the summary of the
input process on the CCCARP Visioning website.
Initiate ...
• Invite the congregation
to complete the phrase, “I envision a time when our church...” for each Core Value
- emphasizing that these are goals to achieve or ministries/programs/activities
to have in place, but rather a picture of what we believe God wants our church
to look like when we “become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the Fullness
of Christ.” (Eph. 4:13) Provide examples. • Encourage input from individuals,
from small groups, Bible fellowship classes, etc. • Provide a variety of input
channels with a 2-week deadline.